{"id":353802,"date":"2018-03-25T12:42:55","date_gmt":"2018-03-25T11:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/russia-russia-russia-michael-moore-slams-corporate-media-for-ignoring-real-issues-rt-us-news\/"},"modified":"2018-03-25T12:42:55","modified_gmt":"2018-03-25T11:42:55","slug":"russia-russia-russia-michael-moore-slams-corporate-media-for-ignoring-real-issues-rt-us-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/russia-russia-russia-michael-moore-slams-corporate-media-for-ignoring-real-issues-rt-us-news\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Russia, Russia, Russia!\u2019 \u2013 Michael Moore slams corporate media for ignoring real issues \u2014 RT US News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2018.03\/thumbnail\/5ab0ef31dda4c8e3298b456d.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>        Liberal firebrand and documentary filmmaker Michael Moore lashed out at corporate media for their non-stop coverage of alleged Russian malfeasance, distracting Americans from discussing high poverty rates and inequality.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>\u201cYou turn on the TV and it\u2019s \u2018Russia, Russia, Russia!\u2019\u201d<\/em> Moore said during a live-streamed town hall event attended by Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. <em>\u201cAnd don\u2019t forget Stormy Daniels!\u201d<\/em> Sanders jokingly added, referencing the porn star who claims to have had an affair with Donald Trump before he ran for president.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/420904-blumenthal-russiagate-media-suppression\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">READ MORE:\u00a0\u2018Weapon of mass suppression\u2019: Russiagate now used to target any dissent in US \u2013 Max Blumenthal<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The town hall, watched by an estimated 1.7 million people online, focused on confronting and combatting inequality in America. According to Moore, the media\u2019s obsession with Russia is a distraction used to avoid dialogue on issues such as child poverty and income inequality.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"media__youtube-frame\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300px\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uw5fccvQLgA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThese are all shiny keys to distract us\u2026 We should know about the West Virginia strike. What an inspiration that would be. But they don\u2019t show this, Bernie, because, what would happen if they did?\u201d<\/em> Moore lamented.<br \/><em\/><\/p>\n<p>Sanders responded, <em>\u201cIn a so-called conservative red state, teachers stood up and fought back and won.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Reversing America\u2019s growing inequality requires a multi-pronged solution, the panelists argued.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders called out the growing concentration of corporate power and its malign influence on the country\u2019s political and economic systems, while Warren said that reviving unions would help rebuild America\u2019s middle class.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Think your friends would be interested? Share this story!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/421807-michael-moore-russia-hysteria-us\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by <a href=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\">RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liberal firebrand and documentary filmmaker Michael Moore lashed out at corporate media for their non-stop coverage of alleged Russian malfeasance, distracting Americans from discussing high poverty rates and inequality. \u201cYou turn on the TV and it\u2019s \u2018Russia, Russia, Russia!\u2019\u201d Moore said during a live-streamed town hall event attended by Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. 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